Adjustable shade-hanger.



G. B. WOOD.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2|, I9I4.

1,16%,693. Patented Dec. 21 1915. (s .2. 0? L4.

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GEORGE E. WOOD, OF CAB'II-IAGE, MISSOURI.

. ADJUSTABLE SHADE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed December 21, 1914. Serial No. 878,297.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen B. W001), a citizen of the United States, residing at Carthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Shade- Hangers, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to shade holders, and more especially tothat class thereof which comprises a ,pair of brackets which may be adjusted vertically on a window casing, together with the shade roller supported thereby so as to enable the user to ourtain any portion of the window sash.

The invention has for its obj set to provide a convenient and reliable adjustable shade hanger, as will hereinafter be fully set forth.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar characters denote similar parts and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front view of a window casing' equipped with my improved device. Fig. 2 is a side view looking in the direction of arrow a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale illustrating both of the roller brackets. Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 44 of the casing and sash, but illustrates a modification of the guides for the bracket. Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section of the guides one of which is shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 illustrates in detail the joint or union whereby the two bracket cords are connected. Fig. 7 is a detail of the cord-pulley support.

referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, my improved device comprises a pair of guides or run-ways whlch are secured to the face of a window casing in the manner shown in Fig. 1, each guide being formed of sheet metal and bent as clearly indicated in Fig. 3, to provide a ledge 10 which is' substantially at right-angles with the main body portion 11 of the guide, the latter being bent longitudinally at 12, and the outer end of said ledge being doubled upon itself, as indicated at 13, to constitute a reinforced wearing face, as will be readily understood. The other marginal portion of the main body 11 is bent at 14 so as to form a channel or groove 15 loosely receiving the outwardly extending part of the bracket B, the space at the bend 14 being such as to permit free sliding movement of the foot or base 16 of a bracket B, while at the larger space the edge 17 is also doubled back upon itself to reinforce that portion thereof and also to provide room so that the bracket B may be slightly swung in horizontal plane into the position shown by dotted lines B, for the purpose of inserting or removing the roller. Under ordinary conditions this con struction would permit thebracket to move outwardly or away from the end of the roller and thus clear the trunnion so that there would be aliability of the roller dropping, and, in order to obviate such occurrence, I have provided means whereby the bracket B will be normally held in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, as follows: The bracket B may be raised against gravitation, by means of a cord 20 (see Fig. 1) the lower end of which is attached thereto in any suitable manner as for instance by an eye or aperture 21, this cord passing over a pulley 25 which is slightly set toward the right-hand end of the roller B so that any upward pull exerted by this cord tends to throw the bracket B inward. On the other hand it will be understood that by virtue of the freedom of the bracket in the groove 15 above described, said bracket may be removed from the end of the roller, when the latter is supported by hand. It will also be understood that the heavier the roller is the more tendency there will be to draw said bracket B into its normal position. The guide member or run-way is secured at its lower end to the casing by a screw 28, the projecting head of which serves to limit the downward movement of the bracket B, and the upper end of said run-way is secured to the casing by a screw stud 24 (see Fig. 7) which passes through a perforation in the "main body portion 11 of the run-way and which also carries the scored or grooved pulley 25 the outer face of which is counterbored as at 25 to permit said pulley to run in close contact with the inner face of the vertical portion 26 of the stud 24, this vertical portion being reversely bent, as at 27, leaving suflicient space between the bottom of the groove and the underside of said bend 27 for the cord, but being sufficiently close to prevent the cord from leaving the groove. In order to provide for the free running movement of the pulley 25 on the stud 24, I preferably employ a washer 28 which is in screw-threaded engagement with said stud and is threaded thereon until it comes in contact with the main or unthreaded portion of the stud 24, so that it will serve as a I guide G which is similar to the one above roller supported thereby.

described and which permits the swinging movement of said bracket G into the position shown in dotted lines C in Fig. 3. The brackets B and C may be adjusted vertically simultaneously by the cord 20 and by a second cord 31, both of which cords pass over a double-scored pulley or pulleys 32, similar to the pulley 25, the end of the cord 31 being joined to the main strand of the cord 20, by a clip 33 preferably made of tin and having serrated edges 33, entering the body of the cords which are preferably of the braided variety. The stud 24, supporting the pulley 32, is preferably set slightly inward or to the left of the vertical plane of the bracket C so that the distance between the cord guides afforded by the pulleys 25 and 32 is less than the distance between the brackets B and C. From this it results that any tension on the cords 20 and 31, (which are attached to said brackets and which run on said pulleys) will have a tendency to draw said brackets toward each other, and as the weight of the shade roller will always cause more or less tension on said cords the said brackets will always be held in their normal or working positions, and will thus be maintained in engagement with a shade The main strand 20 hangs along the face of the window casing, and when the proper altitude of the shade has been reached, said cord may be wound with a single hitch around a cleat D which is preferably set in the position shown in Fig. 1 so that one turn around the same will bind the cord in position.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a modiiication, the run-ways or guides being the same as those above described and attached to the inside of the casing instead of to the face thereof. The only change which is required in that case is to form the brackets to correspond to the shapes illustrated in Fig. 5 in which each of the brackets E and F has an additional bend l0-l1 respectively so that the main bodies of the brackets will project substantially in parallelism, it being understood that the organization as to the cords and pulleys is similar to those above mentioned.

Changes may be made in several of the parts above enumerated, in their organization as well as in their particular construction, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim A shade holder comprising a pair of guides adapted to be attached to the casing, each of said guides being formed of sheet metal bent longitudinally to form a ledge substantially at right angles with the main portion thereof and having its other edge also bent longitudinally to form a groove bctween it and the main portion, the free edge of said bend being spaced from the said ledge, brackets having foot portions fitting loosely in the grooves of said guides and having also outwardly bent portions fitting loosely in said guides, whereby said brackets are adapted to be swung or tilted outwardly, and means for normally holding said brackets in inward positions against a shade roller.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. WOOD.

W itnesses J. L. BOTTENFIELD, 11. D. MACDONALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

